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As the end of the year approaches, you are most likely justifying your expenditures and evaluating your sales projections for 2018. Are you confident that your current technology will support your goals? We can assist you by completing an analysis of your business and an audit of your telecommunications invoices. ​

Professional telecom audits analyze your current telecom environment, including things like: peak calling times; Internet, wireless and VoIP usage and charges; long distance, local and roaming charges; current tariff charges and more.

From saving money to identifying potential pit falls, a telecom audit can benefit your company in many ways.

Identify peak call times so you can respond with more staff for improved customer experience.

Catch possible phone abuse or toll fraud quickly.

Gain a better understanding of your telecom needs so you can allocate expenses accordingly.

Get an overview of system usage to show which trunks are being over- or under-utilized.

Simplified Communications, based in Minneapolis, MN, has national relationships with all major carriers. Let us Simplify the process of putting together the perfect network solution, including broadband, cloud services, and phone systems.

The Business Benefits of VoIP

​Technology has made many things obsolete, from the Rolodex to fold-out maps. Many experts agree the next thing to go the way of the pay phone will be the conventional, or analog, phone system. Part of the reason for this transition is Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, which uses the internet to make phone calls. As more people discover the benefits of VoIP, its adoption will continue to increase.

COST SAVINGS Cost savings is the biggest reason both businesses and individuals are switching to VoIP, With analog phone lines, you pay for each minute spent on the phone. With VoIP, the only cost is your monthly internet bill, since VoIP relies on the internet as its backbone. This translates into using the phone as much as you want while holding costs steady.

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITYVoIP also provides the benefit of increased efficiencies. Because VoIP allows for more calls to be handled on one line, call management easier is. What’s more, VoIP offers features like Caller ID, Contact Lists, Voicemail, extra-virtual numbers, and more.

CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITYBecause VoIP is Internet-based, you can access it wherever you are throughout the world. Simply log on to your VoIP phone using any broadband connection. And again, the cost remains the same.

To find out more about how VoIP can benefit you, contact Simplified today.​

What happens when your monthly telecom invoice arrives? Is it reviewed line-by-line, or promptly paid without another glance? A telecom bill usually contains an overwhelming amount of data and coded details, and as a result, if it’s within a certain percentage of the previous month’s invoice, it’s paid without question. But consider the fact that telecom expenses can make up 5-20 percent of a company's annual expenses, representing thousands of dollars.

Public and private business, both large and small, can benefit from a professional telecom audit, which goes far beyond making sure the numbers add up. Simplified Communications will conduct a telecom audit for your business and thoroughly examines your organization's telecommunication expenses in order to help you identify opportunities to cut costs and save money.

Professional telecom audits analyze your current telecom environment, including things like: peak calling times; Internet, wireless and VoIP usage and charges; long distance, local and roaming charges; current tariff charges and more.

From saving money to identifying potential pit falls, a telecom audit can benefit your company in many ways.

Identify peak call times so you can respond with more staff for improved customer experience.

Catch possible phone abuse or toll fraud quickly.

Gain a better understanding of your telecom needs so you can allocate expenses accordingly.

Get an overview of system usage to show which trunks are being over- or under-utilized.

Examine extension/employee productivity to improve performance.

​ Because Simplified Communications agents have years of telecom experience, we can recognize billing errors and, if any are found, immediately follow up with the provider to request a credit on your behalf. For more information, contact a Simplified Communications agent today.

Simplified Communications, based in Minneapolis, MN, has national relationships with all major carriers. Let us Simplify the process of putting together the perfect network solution, including broadband, cloud services, and phone systems.

We aren't too far into 2017 and it seems technology is a main focus. From widely-publicized cyber-attacks to major technology company mergers and acquisitions, technology news is dominating the airways. What we know for certain is that IT will continue to evolve at a rapid pace.

SD-WAN ExpansionWe brought this to your attention in October, but in case you missed it, Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is the wave of the future. We expect as demand increases, there will be more disruptions in the industry.

Predictions are that within three years, 30% of users will manage their WAN through the SD software, and others estimate that figure to be more like 70%. Being an early adopter of SD-WAN has clear connectivity and cost advantages.

WHAT IS SD-WAN?​Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a specific application of software-defined networking (SDN) technology applied to wide area network (WAN) connections, which are used to connect one or more offices over large geographic distances.​“SDN is an architecture, where as SD-WAN is a technology you can buy."-Andrew Lerner, Analyst

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES?One advantage of SD-WAN is its ability to manage multiple types of connections. This can cut costs, because the technology can use Internet broadband connections services via the cloud and replace more expensive solutions, such as routing hardware. Since SD-WAN can be controlled through the cloud, it is more flexible and can be scaled during peak demand.

For rural sites with limited connectivity, SD-WAN can provide enough bandwidth to use voice over IP (VoIP) and process credit card transactions.

Additionally, its virtualization technology is applied to security and virtual private networking (VPN) technology, making them more secure. ​Connect with your broker to see if this is an option for your business.

Simplified Communications, based in Minneapolis, MN, has national relationships with all major carriers. Let us Simplify the process of putting together the perfect network solution, including broadband, cloud services, and phone systems.